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Planning board denies EcoPlastic sign variance for 4800 Highway 301 South; company may appeal
Summary
The Bulloch County Planning Board denied EcoPlastic America's request for a freestanding sign larger than the 150-square-foot limit in the local zoning code, voting 3-1; the applicant may appeal the decision to the county commissioners after a required advertisement period.
The Bulloch County Planning Board voted 3-1 to deny a variance that would have allowed EcoPlastic America Corporation to install a 260-square-foot freestanding sign at 4800 Highway 301 South.
Heather Merritt, representing EcoPlastic, asked the board to approve a larger sign to improve visibility for drivers, visitors and truck operators at the facility, which she said is near Interstate 16. Merritt said the company is constructing a second plant behind its existing site in Register, Georgia, and that each facility will have capacity for roughly 650 employees.
Planning staff presented maps, the zoning map (staff said…
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